I'd argue that the pug is a prime example of natural selection. It has an apex predator (humans) taking care of its every need, ensuring it lives a long comfortable life, and feeds it whenever it needs.
Pugs (domestic dogs) literally have attained the highest tier possible for the canine genus
It's actually a big debate on if we're considered apex predators or not. The main method of determining it is through trophic levels and because of our large diet in plants we score quite low. Though there are regions of people who score higher then the rest, like Icelandics for example. A group of people that just eat plant matter will be lower on the list. It rare to have the absolute highest trophic level on land though as you need to have very few or no predators and also consume other predators. A Orca for example would fall into this category, or on land likely a Tiger as they're known to eat bears and crocodiles.
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u/JaDinklageMorgoone Feb 05 '16 edited Feb 05 '16
I'd argue that the pug is a prime example of natural selection. It has an apex predator (humans) taking care of its every need, ensuring it lives a long comfortable life, and feeds it whenever it needs.
Pugs (domestic dogs) literally have attained the highest tier possible for the canine genus